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A number of Penn State engineering student organizations are sponsoring a blood drive as part of the annual Penn State vs. Michigan State Blood Donor Challenge. The blood drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, in Kunkle Lounge.

Though many college students view spring break as a time for rest and relaxation, a group of 17 Penn Staters spent their spring break building a home for a family in need. Engineering students from the groups Engineers Without Borders-Penn State (EWB-PSU) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), as well as students from the philanthropic group Boulevard, teamed up to spend a week in Warwick, Ga., helping the Fuller Center for Housing to construct a home.

A group of engineering students are squeezing in a little work during their summer break to complete a project assessment trip in Africa. Half a dozen members of the Penn State Engineers Without Borders (EWB) chapter will head to a remote village in Sierra Leone on July 17 for a 10-day visit.